DAVIS, Calif. – Colton Silveria ran for two touchdowns and Randy Wright passed for another, all in the first half, as UC Davis built a 21-3 advantage and held on for a 24-17 victory over Cal Poly in a Great West Conference football game and the eighth edition of the Battle for the Golden Horseshoe on Saturday afternoon at Aggie Stadium.

Despite having a four-game winning streak snapped, Cal Poly remains in first place in the Great West at 3-1 (5-4 overall). UC Davis improved to 1-2 in conference and 3-6 for the season.

Cal Poly forced UC Davis to punt just once in the first three quarters and the Mustangs committed a season-high 13 penalties for 114 yards as the Aggies beat Cal Poly for the third straight year. UC Davis now leads the series 19-16-2.

Mustang junior quarterback Andre Broadous threw his first collegiate interception on his 208th career attempt. Jonathan Calhoun intercepted the pass with 9:15 to play in the game and returned the theft for a touchdown. The score was erased due to offsetting penalties, but the interception stood.

Cal Poly, which let a 21-3 halftime lead slip away in a 22-21 loss to UC Davis a year ago in Alex G. Spanos Stadium, trailed the Aggies by the same 21-3 count Saturday.

After James Langford kicked a 26-yard field goal less than five minutes into the game, UC Davis answered with three touchdowns.

Wright hit Tom Hemmingsen with an eight-yard scoring pass in the first quarter and Silveria romped 27 and two yards for touchdowns in the second period and a 21-3 Aggie lead at the intermission.

Cal Poly was not without its scoring chances in the first half.

The Mustangs drove to the UC Davis 17-yard line late in the first quarter before Broadous was sacked on fourth down and fumbled the ball to the Aggies, ending a 46-yard drive. Broadous missed a wide-open David Mahr two plays earlier on second down.

Asa Jackson returned a kickoff 49 yards to the UC Davis 33 early in the second quarter, but the Mustangs were forced to punt.

And Cal Poly marched to the UC Davis 3-yard line just before halftime but Broadous again was sacked on fourth and goal.

Sean Kelley's 36-yard field goal with 4:24 to go in the third quarter gave UC Davis a 24-3 lead and Cal Poly answered with a one-yard run by Broadous with 1:50 left in the period, trimming the Aggie lead to 24-10.

Midway through the fourth quarter, the Mustangs converted three fourth-down plays en route to another touchdown. The 91-yard, 17-play drive was capped by a one-yard run by Deonte Williams and the PAT kick by Langford pulled Cal Poly to within one score at 24-17 with 2:08 to play.

The ensuing onside kick by Cal Poly was covered by Hemmingsen. The Mustangs got the ball back with 1:45 to play at their own 5-yard line, but fumbled the ball back to the Aggies in the final 40 seconds.

A light and steady rain fell throughout the final period with temperatures in the low 50s.